Why Albon made five pitstops late in F1 Japanese GP

There’s a very curious aspect of Alex Albon’s Japanese Grand Prix that largely went unnoticed. It’s no secret that Williams is paying a high price for the extra weight of its Formula 1 car, estimated at over 20kg, which has delayed development in several areas. This is a condition that penalises the FW47, and one the team hopes to mitigate with a gradual weight-reduction programme.
While …Keep reading

Alpine F1 team denies Colapinto sabotage claims in open letter

The Alpine Formula 1 team has denied claims that it has been sabotaging its second driver Franco Colapinto’s car.
Autosport understands the claims were made on social media by primarily Argentinian fans and gained traction due to a difference in car specification at the Chinese Grand Prix.
After finishing 10th in the main Shanghai race, 49 seconds behind team-mate Pierre Gasly – which …Keep reading

Why Red Bull doesn’t regret F1 2025 title charge it’s now ‘paying the price’ for

Red Bull is ‘paying the price’ for its 2025 Formula 1 title bid with Max Verstappen, as resources were diverted from its 2026 challenger, team principal Laurent Mekies has admitted.
Last season, Verstappen managed to overturn Oscar Piastri’s 104-point championship lead in the last nine grands prix of the season, falling just two points short of the Australian’s McLaren team-mate Lando …Keep reading

Stroll to make surprise GT outing during April F1 break

Lance Stroll will take advantage of an unexpected break in the Formula 1 calendar to contest his maiden GT race.
The Canadian is named on the entry list for the opening round of the GT World Challenge Europe at Paul Ricard on 11-12 April.
Stroll will drive an Aston Martin Vantage GT3 entered by Comtoyou Racing, sharing the driving duties with former Manor grand prix driver Roberto Merhi and …Keep reading

Could Verstappen really leave F1? The two factors that are different this time

After another disappointing Formula 1 qualifying session, Max Verstappen appeared in the Suzuka media pen on Saturday afternoon. Of course, being knocked out in Q2 did not help, but he found what he had experienced an hour earlier even more disappointing. A qualifying session that, despite an FIA intervention that made things slightly better, was in his view still not as it should …Keep reading